Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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